Davenport.



LG. STONEBACK.

DAVENPORT; APPLICATION-FILED JAN. 12. 1911.

Patented Jul 17, 1917.

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WITNESSES:

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Application filed January 12, 1917. Serial No. 141,963.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN GRANT STONE- BACK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Topeka, in the county of Shawnee and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Davenports, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in convertible furniture, such." for instance as davenports, settees, sofas, etc, and the principal object of my invention is the provision of means whereby such articles of furniture can be quickly converted into a lounge upon which the occupant may recline at full length.

Other objects of the invention will hereinafter appear, and in order that said invention may be fully understood, reference will now be made to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a davenport constructed in accordance with my invention and arranged in the form of a lounge.

Fig. 2 is an end elevation of one rail and one arm of the davenport.

Fig. 3 is a broken side elevation of the davenport.

Fig. L is a fragmentary perspective view of one end of the davenport.

Fig. 5 is a broken sectional view on line V-V of Fig. 3.

In the drawing which shows the article of furniture in the form of a davenport, 1 designates a frame embodying a front rail 2, end rails 3 and 1, front legs 5, and back legs 6. Said frame 1 supports a seat 7 and a back 8, which are preferably upholstered as shown.

9 and 10 designate arms operably-connected by hinges 10 and 11 to the end rails 3 and 4, respectively, the arm 9 being adapted to be lowered from the vertical position disclosed by Fig. 4 to the horizontal position disclosed by Fig. 1, and when so lowered, its upholstered side 12 is on, substantially, the same horizontal plane as the seat 7 and constitutes an extension therefor. When the arm 9 is in lowered position it is supported by the end rail 3 and a foldable link 13, which latter is pivoted at one end to the upper front portion of the adjacent back leg 6 and pivoted at its 0 posits end to the rear side of the arm 9, w ieh has a pocket was... said link and hide a from view when the arm is in raised position.

When in raised position, the arm 9 is locked by a catch l-5, secured thereto, and a keeper 16 secured to the side of the adjacent back leg 6. The rear end of the top of the arm 9 is notched as indicated at 17 to fit against the side of the leg 6, and beneath a shoulder 19 on said leg, as disclosed by Fig. l.

The arm 10 is similar in construction to the arm 9, it being held in raised position by a catch and keeper 15 and 16, respectively, and in lowered position by a foldable link 20. However, the link 20 is shorter than the link 13 to hold the arm 10 in the inclined position disclosed by Figs. 1 and 2, so that it will constitute a head rest for the occupant of the lounge. The front side of the arm 10 is also different from the front side of the arm 9, in that it has an extension 21 at its lower end, the lower edge 22 of which is on a bias to fit against the outer surface of the rail 4 and" thus coact with the link 20 in supporting the arm 10 in inclined position. Short straps 24 are secured to the arms 9 and 10 and the rails 3 and 4, (see Fig. 2) to relieve the hinges 10 and 11 of undue strain in case the foldable links 13 and 20 should Work loose from any cause.

From the foregoing description it is apparent that I have produced an article of furniture which can be readily converted from a seat into a lounge having a head rest for the occupant, and while I have shown and described the preferred form of my invention, I reserve the right to make such changes in the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts as properly fall within the spirit and scope of the claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a sofa, a base structure having an end, an arm having a lower edge adapted to seat on the top edge of said end when said arm is vertical, an extension projecting out from and below said lower edge of the arm and having a face angularly related to said lower ed e of the arm and formed to seat against 1; e outer face of the sofa end when said arm is in down position, and means to hinge said arm to the sofa and having its pivotl ated at thejunctlnge face the glbwgiel 'fedge be; theem.

2. In' a sofa, a base striietui' e hay mg en said 1900 In testnnqny whel ee fl affix my signature,

end and a back leg extending abqyg the end;

' an arm hinged at its lime end td'the' 'sb fa end, the rear side edge of the arm hnvjng m 4 a pocket, a pair of pivotally connected links y e z e si, s1? K JOHN GRANT STONEBAOK.

5 '1 Witnesses: P YQted ,sai;d,;- L-Si eedg of he arm. andthe ba ckleg and arranged so'a's' tebe GEOfiGE GRANT STONEBAGK.

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